Thai Medicine Zone is a comprehensive, searchable and ever-expanding archive of articles, videos and PDF's on Thai massage, Thai yoga, herbal medicine and spirit healing. It offers easy access to research, case studies, opinion and training for the field of Thai medicine in all its permutations.

And, this much needed website is written by ... you.

The project is the brainchild of Pierce Salguero, who is a unique combination of academic in Buddhist medicine and trained Thai massage practitioner. You would have to fish around on the website a bit to figure out that Pierce is the prime mover, however, because his purpose is to make this important website a community effort.

Do you have something to share? Here is one example of how you might contribute to Thai Medicine Zone.

Share a Case Study

Sarah Chieky, LMT

A Sample of Sarah's Thai Technique

Sarah Cheiky of The Studio Cleveland has contributed a number of case studies to Thai Medicine Zone. These were originally published in the Jivaka Journal, which was published for two years beginning in 2005.

Each of Sarah's case studies is beautifully formatted, offering specific detail which any reader can use in working with their own Thai massage clients.

She begins each case study with a client profile, briefly outlines their presenting problems, details her treatment choices (including self-care recommendations and herbal therapy), and she provides as overview of the outcomes of her work with clients over a period of weeks or months.

One of my favorite of Sarah's case studies describes her work with an Ohio wrestler. Here is an excerpt from her overview of her client's progress,

"He comes up with life parallels and lessons he learns through his body. We have gone through phases where the body didn't seem to show signs of progressions, but with the changing mental state and continued practice, the next time we noticed the body open up it was considerable. It was amazing to watch him go from a limited view about his body, and things being bad or having limitations to seeing him accept things how they are, and then moving through them."

These somatic, perceptual, and emotional aspects of our work in Thai massage make fascinating reading, particularly for our colleagues who are newer to field. Thinking as a collective and sharing elevates the practice, and I encourage you to consider joining the conversation.

Have Questions About Contributing?

Let go of your notions of "clinical science" and share what you are discovering on the mat with your clients. We will all benefit by hearing from you.

I am volunteering as a moderator of contributions to Thai Medicine Zone, along with Jaye Marolla and Nephyr Jacobsen, and any one of us would be happy to talk with you about contributing an article to the site. The more we pour our collective experience into its content, the better it will be for our community.